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he died laths week at the age of 88. >>> new insight into mitt romney's failed presidential run. tagg romney says his dad never wanted the top job. he wanted to be president less than anyone i have met in my life, says tagg. he said his father is a very private person who simply does not like attention. >> interesting field to get into if you don't like attention. >>> out in space, a unique holiday show going on. jupiter and the moon will be in con vux in the evening. they're already close together in the sky and bright enough to be visible around the world, even if you're in a big city. >> with a home telescope you can see the moons, the mountains, the krarts. with the naked eye, you'll be able to see the show. enjoy a little, you know, christmas -- a different kind of christmas gift. >>> time for sot highlights from week 16 of the nfl. we get them from espn. >>> cassidy hubbarth with your espn update. the steelers trying to stay in the playoff hunt. 24 seconds left in the game. ben roet, picked off by reggie nelson. he returns it to the slrs 46. the bengals regain possession. n
he died laths week at the age of 88. >>> new insight into mitt romney's failed presidential run. tagg romney says his dad never wanted the top job. he wanted to be president less than anyone i have met in my life, says tagg. he said his father is a very private person who simply does not like attention. >> interesting field to get into if you don't like attention. >>> out in space, a unique holiday show going on. jupiter and the moon will be in con vux in the evening....
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thank you, jake. >>> and now, news about that terror alert earlier this week. abc news has learned that american airports are increasing full body scans and working bomb-sniffing dogs overtime tonight. it all part of a heightened alert after that al qaeda plot was foiled by a double agent. and we have also learned that the double agent was a british citizen. so, how and why did he agree to put his life on the line? abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here. so, brian, let's start with the bomb-sniffing dogs, the scans, the intensity of the security at the airports. is this something new or just following up? >> reporter: this is follow-up to the bomb they recovered thanks to that double agent from yemen. they've been studying the bomb for more than a week now. they decided some of the concrete steps is to put people through the more sophisticated full body scanners. they also plan to work the dogs, as you say, overtime. work them like dogs. the dogs can sniff the bombs. they think that may be one way to detect the bombs that are so cleverly hid
thank you, jake. >>> and now, news about that terror alert earlier this week. abc news has learned that american airports are increasing full body scans and working bomb-sniffing dogs overtime tonight. it all part of a heightened alert after that al qaeda plot was foiled by a double agent. and we have also learned that the double agent was a british citizen. so, how and why did he agree to put his life on the line? abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here. so, brian,...
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and i know you will be tackling all of this in depth on "this week," on sunday morning. watch jake. he is hosting this sunday. >>> and now, we turn to a government warning tonight, another alarm about the risks of leaving a child alone in a car on a hot day. eight children died in just the first week of august, for being left in cars. and now, there's new evidence that the bodies of young children heat up more quickly than adults. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: a hot day. an unimaginable mistake. leaving a child in a car. government officials are so alarmed by recent cases, they asked reggie mckinnon to tell his story. >> i heard someone screaming. it was me. >> reporter: mckinnon forgot to drop off 17-month-old payton at day care. he went straight to work on a florida summer day two years ago, returning four hours later and finding his dead daughter. >> how could you leave your child, but that's the piece that i struggle with even today. >> reporter: and you don't have an answer? >> no answer. >> reporter: already, 23 more children have died this summer. cars heat up extre
and i know you will be tackling all of this in depth on "this week," on sunday morning. watch jake. he is hosting this sunday. >>> and now, we turn to a government warning tonight, another alarm about the risks of leaving a child alone in a car on a hot day. eight children died in just the first week of august, for being left in cars. and now, there's new evidence that the bodies of young children heat up more quickly than adults. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter:...
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and we'll see you right back here to close out the week tomorrow night. good night. >>> president obama orders chinese sh tonight his campaign stop, why his 2008 strategy won't work this time around. >> and the airport encounter that brought a woman to tears today. she can now cross meeting the president off her bucket list. >> in sacramento, a new citizen initiative aims to regulate california's medical pot clubs more, even owners are behind it. and the i team investigates the sudden violent shaking that many jeep owners are complaining about. >>> president obama wakeout order of dim sum and a round after plaus from a restaurant in san francisco chinatown. good evening, everyone. >> and the president came to the bay area to collect money. a ton of it. and more on that in just a moment. we're live in chinatown, what a nice surprise for people there today. >> yes. it was
and we'll see you right back here to close out the week tomorrow night. good night. >>> president obama orders chinese sh tonight his campaign stop, why his 2008 strategy won't work this time around. >> and the airport encounter that brought a woman to tears today. she can now cross meeting the president off her bucket list. >> in sacramento, a new citizen initiative aims to regulate california's medical pot clubs more, even owners are behind it. and the i team investigates...
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reduction mostly through spending cuts, and while president obama would not answer questions about the counterproposal -- >> no deal better than a bad deal, sir? >> thank you. >> reporter: -- a senior white house official assailed it as a step backwards saying if republicans do not agree to some higher rates for wealthier taxpayers, the nation will go over the cliff and the american people will hold the republicans responsible. wall street remains optimistic a deal will be struck, so the lack of progress has not yet resulted in a market plunge, but some economists estimate that because of the uncertainty posed by the fiscal cliff, at least 200,000 fewer jobs have been created this year. and, diane, the official deadline for the fiscal cliff is december 31st at midnight when the ball drops in times square, but there's actually another deadline. the house of representatives is scheduled to go on winter break a week from friday, so really there are only 11 days to work out a plan as of now, diane. >> talk about the clock ticking down. thanks so much, jake. >>> and, of course, the presiden
reduction mostly through spending cuts, and while president obama would not answer questions about the counterproposal -- >> no deal better than a bad deal, sir? >> thank you. >> reporter: -- a senior white house official assailed it as a step backwards saying if republicans do not agree to some higher rates for wealthier taxpayers, the nation will go over the cliff and the american people will hold the republicans responsible. wall street remains optimistic a deal will be...
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. >> reporter: the obama campaign arguing that cuts made to medicare are savings he found in wasteful spending and that paul ryan proposed the same cut. secondly from the romney campaign this week, expect to see mitt romney and his running mate try to turn the conversation back to the economy and jobs. >> mr. president, by your own measure, you have failed to deliver the jobs americans need. >> where are the jobs, mr. president? >> reporter: and they'll be adding another voice. ann romney. a republican source telling abc news that right now, they're planning to open the convention with mrs. romney. >> we're not going to take it anymore. we're taking the white house back. >> reporter: lastly, expect the romney campaign to keep hitting the obama camp on what they say is a campaign of division and hate. a charge the obama team finds ridiculous. >> the notion we're going to get lectured by mitt romney and his campaign about running a positive campaign, that's a pill far too big to swallow. >> reporter: the president will be back out on the campaign trail tomorrow. after already being here
. >> reporter: the obama campaign arguing that cuts made to medicare are savings he found in wasteful spending and that paul ryan proposed the same cut. secondly from the romney campaign this week, expect to see mitt romney and his running mate try to turn the conversation back to the economy and jobs. >> mr. president, by your own measure, you have failed to deliver the jobs americans need. >> where are the jobs, mr. president? >> reporter: and they'll be adding another...
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our senior foreign affairs correspondent martha raddatz is inside iran this week, a rare opportunity to report from inside the secretive country. there she attended the biggest international summit the nation has held in modern history. >> reporter: here in tehran, everywhere the delegates go they see descriptions of horrors the iranians say were inflicted on their innocent citizens. one of the most prominent displays at the conference center, three bombed and burned out vehicles where iranian nuclear scientists were killed. the attacks were right out of a spy thriller, sticky bombs planted on cars by a speeding motorcycle driver. iran blames israel and there has been no flat-out denial. at the summit, the iranians even trotted out the scientists' widows and children, passing out roses. some delegates have even been offered tours of a nuclear facility the iranians claim is for peaceful purposes, but the u.s. says satellite photos show the facility has been sanitized in recent weeks. you think that this is all lies. that you are going to make a nuclear weapon? >> this information that
our senior foreign affairs correspondent martha raddatz is inside iran this week, a rare opportunity to report from inside the secretive country. there she attended the biggest international summit the nation has held in modern history. >> reporter: here in tehran, everywhere the delegates go they see descriptions of horrors the iranians say were inflicted on their innocent citizens. one of the most prominent displays at the conference center, three bombed and burned out vehicles where...
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officially six weeks until election day. yesterday, mitt romney was stumping in colorado while president obama stopped by "the view." don't call it a reset, but this week, mitt romney will be aggressively storming the campaign trail. >> we're going to get this country on the right track to do what needs to be done. >> reporter: he continued his swing through colorado, the state president obama won in 2008, but is in a dead heat six weeks out from election day. in an interview with abc news, romney said voters have an important choice. >> my job is to present in as clear a manner as i can my view of how to get this economy going and contrast it with the view of a president who is a status quo economic model president. >> reporter: today romney kicks off a bus tour in battleground ohio. this is the last full week of campaigning, before the presidential debates begin and take over the candidates' attention. president obama was off the campaign trail in new york for the annual united nations general assembly. but he stopped by a
officially six weeks until election day. yesterday, mitt romney was stumping in colorado while president obama stopped by "the view." don't call it a reset, but this week, mitt romney will be aggressively storming the campaign trail. >> we're going to get this country on the right track to do what needs to be done. >> reporter: he continued his swing through colorado, the state president obama won in 2008, but is in a dead heat six weeks out from election day. in an...
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fred mcgurk was a national security staffer for presidents obama and bush. his senate confirmation hearings were earlier this week. >> the buck would stop with me for every single decision. we can mediate back and forth and be constantly, actively engaged. >> reporter: after the hearings ended earlier this week, e-mails were leaked that showed communications, sexually explicit, between mcgurk, who was then married, and another woman, "wall street journal" reporter gina chon. e-mails confirmed as authentic by abc news. mcgurk has since divorced and he and chon have married. the questions from senators are not as much about the affair. but about information discussed with the woman he was wooing. >> there is concern whether or not he did divulge information he shouldn't have. and whether his conduct represents a level of immaturity and experience that would bar him from taking on a very sensitive national security post in a delicate situation in iraq. >> reporter: in one e-mail, chon reports to media as vultures. if treated to many, you could be the chosen vul
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and romney now says he misspoke this week when he said he was not very concerned about poor people. and president obama seemed to have been talking about romney during the usually non-political national k prayer breakfast. the president said his christian faith influences his economic policies including his call for the aelt wealthy to pay more in taxes and his health care overhaul. >> they asked if the president sought trump's endorsement and he said i'm not going to comb over that. >>> get this. roseanne barr is running for president. it ain't a joke, y'all. the actress comedian has now filed official paperwork to get the green party's nomination. barr says democrats and republicans are not working in the best interests of the american people. she wants to forgive all credit card and mortgage debt. okay, rosie. >>> now we turn to indianapolis and a headline that's not involving -- that does not involve the giants or the patriots. our sister network espn reports that colts quarterback peyton manning has been medically cleared to play by two doctors. of course manning sat out this p
and romney now says he misspoke this week when he said he was not very concerned about poor people. and president obama seemed to have been talking about romney during the usually non-political national k prayer breakfast. the president said his christian faith influences his economic policies including his call for the aelt wealthy to pay more in taxes and his health care overhaul. >> they asked if the president sought trump's endorsement and he said i'm not going to comb over that....
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after rejecting the obama administration proposal last week, house republicans offered an outline for $2.2 trillion in deficit reduction, mostly through spending cuts. and while president obama would not answer questions about the counterproposal -- >> no deal better than a bad deal, sir? >> reporter: -- a senior white house official assailed it as a step backward, saying if republicans do not agree to some higher rates for wealthier taxpayer, the nation will go over the cliff, and the american people will hold the republicans responsible. wall street remains optimistic a deal will be struck. so the lack of progress is not yet resulted in a market plunge. but some economists estimate that because of the uncertainty posed by the fiscal cliff, at least 200,000 fewer jobs have been created this year. the official deadline is december 31st at midnight when the ball drops in times square. the deadline is before that, a week from friday when the house of representatives is scheduled to go on vacation. in actuality there are fewer than 11 days before they need to work out a deal. jake tapper
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obama is in south korea this morning for the second day of talks on nuclear security. he told foreign leaders the security of the world depends on the actions that we take. but something the president said off of the record is now making headlines. abc's jake tapper is traveling with the president. >> reporter: a hot microphone picked up a private presidential plea. president obama knows well that the russians are furious over u.s. plans to build a missile defense shield in europe. and he wanted word to be sent to vladimir putin asking for a little time to smooth things out. >> after my election, i have more flexibility. >> reporter: the white house downplayed the remarks and an acknowledgment of election year political realities but the president promising to negotiate after re-election had republicans pouncing. >> that is an alarming and troubling development. >> reporter: the president's focus at this nuclear summit in south korea has been on the rogue nation across the heavily fortified border he visited, north korea. >> there will be no rewards for provocations. t
obama is in south korea this morning for the second day of talks on nuclear security. he told foreign leaders the security of the world depends on the actions that we take. but something the president said off of the record is now making headlines. abc's jake tapper is traveling with the president. >> reporter: a hot microphone picked up a private presidential plea. president obama knows well that the russians are furious over u.s. plans to build a missile defense shield in europe. and he...
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on "this week." what a wild week in the presidential race. after that barrage on bain capital. mitt romney demanding an apology from president obama. president obama laughed that off. we'll see brand-new attacks from both sides today. >> it was quite lively. >>> also a travel nightmare that turned into revolt after passengers were stranded for three days at an airport in china. their fury caught on tape as they staged a protest on board their united flight to the u.s. let's say it got ugly. >> can't blame them for that. >>> also can't blame bruce springsteen and paul mccartney for being angry. they were on the stage for the first time ever. belting it out for a cheering crowd and get this, someone pulled the plug. no one could hear a word. we'll talk about that later. >>> and the midwest bracing for more scorching high temperatures after deadly thunderstorms tore through parts of the country this weekend. our extreme weather team, of course, tracking it all. and, of course, sam is going to kick off our coverage. good morning, sam. >> good morning. we're in the middle of startin
on "this week." what a wild week in the presidential race. after that barrage on bain capital. mitt romney demanding an apology from president obama. president obama laughed that off. we'll see brand-new attacks from both sides today. >> it was quite lively. >>> also a travel nightmare that turned into revolt after passengers were stranded for three days at an airport in china. their fury caught on tape as they staged a protest on board their united flight to the u.s....
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plans to observe a moment of silence at the white house. >> it will happen at 9:30, one week exactly after the shooting. americans are being encouraged to pause to honor the many victims as well as to pray and reflect on what we've been through this week and hope it does not happen again. we leave you now with our own tribute. >>> this morning on "world news now," fiscal fiasco. a political defeat for house speaker john boehner. his plan b to avoid that fiscal cliff, it failed. >> the capitol hill drama. the lawmaker's christmas exit. and how this political cliffhanger impacts the country. it's friday, december 21. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good friday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm sunny hostin. paula faris is on assignment. we'll explain what didn't happen on capitol hill last night, and its impact is already felt this morning on financial markets. also this morning, the killer blizzard hitting big cities as winter officially arrives today. hundreds of holiday travelers are already stranded and it's not over yet. >> makes you so happy not to be
plans to observe a moment of silence at the white house. >> it will happen at 9:30, one week exactly after the shooting. americans are being encouraged to pause to honor the many victims as well as to pray and reflect on what we've been through this week and hope it does not happen again. we leave you now with our own tribute. >>> this morning on "world news now," fiscal fiasco. a political defeat for house speaker john boehner. his plan b to avoid that fiscal cliff, it...
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. >> reporter: they're looking to turn the page on the debate this week, the president obama team. mitt romney is looking to keep his momentum going. overnight here, the key battleground of virginia, mitt romney on a different stage. but it was that debate stage 24 hours earlier still on his mind. >> last night, i thought was a great opportunity for the american people to see two very different visions for the country. >> reporter: deafening cheers from a swelling crowd after a debate performance that's rallied republicans. running mate paul ryan taking a break from his own debate prep. >> last night, america got to see the man i know. a leader. >> reporter: the president, meanwhile, in the battleground leaning his way, wisconsin. speaking before a crowd of more than 30,000, his biggest crowd of the campaign yet. more energized than during the debate. >> when i got on the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. [ laughter ] but i know it couldn't have been mitt romney because the real mitt romney's been running around the country for the last year prom
. >> reporter: they're looking to turn the page on the debate this week, the president obama team. mitt romney is looking to keep his momentum going. overnight here, the key battleground of virginia, mitt romney on a different stage. but it was that debate stage 24 hours earlier still on his mind. >> last night, i thought was a great opportunity for the american people to see two very different visions for the country. >> reporter: deafening cheers from a swelling crowd after...
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president obama travels to asia later this week with historic visits in myanmar and cambodia as well as thailand. >>> in the middle east, growing concerns that israel is being drawn into the syrian civil war. the israeli military says its tank scored a direct hit on a mobile artillery launcher after a stray mortar fell into the golan heights. the syrian conflict, it has already spilled over into turkey, jordan, and neighboring lebanon. >>> there is a mystery this morning surrounding tech pioneer, john mcafee. police are hunting for him. the multimillionaire, macafee, lives in the central american country of belize where his next-door neighbor has been found shot to death. police describe 67-year-old macafee as a person of interest in the case. >>> three children are among five family members who have been found dead inside a toledo, ohio, garage. police believe it is a case of murder/suicide. all five apparently died of carbon monoxide poisoning from truck exhaust piped in through hoses. police say there was a custody battle over the children, ages 10, 6, 5. they had been in the care
president obama travels to asia later this week with historic visits in myanmar and cambodia as well as thailand. >>> in the middle east, growing concerns that israel is being drawn into the syrian civil war. the israeli military says its tank scored a direct hit on a mobile artillery launcher after a stray mortar fell into the golan heights. the syrian conflict, it has already spilled over into turkey, jordan, and neighboring lebanon. >>> there is a mystery this morning...
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last week, some big muckety mucks at the obama campaign decided they would help put to rest the remaining hillary clinton 2008 campaign debt, about $250,000. the obama campaign says, they're going to help retire this debt as a thank you for the clintons. robin. >> all right, jake. thank you. >>> now to the latest on the high-profile trial of john edwards. andrew young's wife heads back to the stand today. she testified friday that her husband was mesmerized when he first met. andrew young dropping bombshells of his own. let's bring in legal analyst dan abrams right now. this was nasty in the cross-examination. >> this wasn't just a cross examination, it was almost a verbal assassination, at one point, during the questioning, calling him a cold-blooded schemer, the lawyer does. the lawyer refers to young in that way. they have a lot to work with on cross-examination of young. he admitted in the context of cross-examination that of the $1.2 million they got from donors, $1 million of it he used for his own personal expenses. that puts him in a tough spot. with that said, the defense has to
last week, some big muckety mucks at the obama campaign decided they would help put to rest the remaining hillary clinton 2008 campaign debt, about $250,000. the obama campaign says, they're going to help retire this debt as a thank you for the clintons. robin. >> all right, jake. thank you. >>> now to the latest on the high-profile trial of john edwards. andrew young's wife heads back to the stand today. she testified friday that her husband was mesmerized when he first met....
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if there are no other republican candidates, george. >> jake, thanks, we'll see you sunday on "this week." guests include newt gingrich and john boehner. plus our powerhouse round table. >>> new details on the sexual assault allegations against the son of the country's most prominent police commissioner. we're learning more about greg kelly's accuser and what happened that night. jim avila has more. >> reporter: greg kelly has asked for time off. say his bosses at fox tv as police p investigate the rape allegations against him. sources tell abc news that police are looking at what could be important communications between kelly and the accuser after the alleged attack in which she appeared to wonder why he hadn't called. >> this is "good day new york." >> reporter: the morning news on the fox new york flagship station went on without one of its co-hosts. greg kelly, son of new york police commissioner ray kelly, accused of rape, was not on the air. while there was no direct information, the program did cover the story. seven minutes into the newscast. >> a woman came forward to nypd dete
if there are no other republican candidates, george. >> jake, thanks, we'll see you sunday on "this week." guests include newt gingrich and john boehner. plus our powerhouse round table. >>> new details on the sexual assault allegations against the son of the country's most prominent police commissioner. we're learning more about greg kelly's accuser and what happened that night. jim avila has more. >> reporter: greg kelly has asked for time off. say his bosses at...
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looks like they may follow through with it sometime within the next week. >> we'll keep you posted. >>> first presidential politics, both president obama and mitt romney will stop out of the attack mode tonight and look for some laughs in new york in a bipartisan fund-raising event for the catholic church. >> they were in the battleground states yesterday and looking for votes and tailoring their message towards women voters. there are now just 19 days until election day. abc's jake tapper reports from the campaign trail. >> reporter: beaming and feeling triumphant, president obama came out in mt. vernon, iowa, with his fists still flying. >> you have heard of the fair deal. you've heard of the square deal? mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. >> reporter: polls suggest the public gives obama the edge over romney on the campus of ohio university in athens, obama supporters were delighted. business consultant, angie madden liked it when the president asserted himself on libya. >> the suggestion that anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we lost four of our
looks like they may follow through with it sometime within the next week. >> we'll keep you posted. >>> first presidential politics, both president obama and mitt romney will stop out of the attack mode tonight and look for some laughs in new york in a bipartisan fund-raising event for the catholic church. >> they were in the battleground states yesterday and looking for votes and tailoring their message towards women voters. there are now just 19 days until election day....
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this week. but again, it is temporary. that will be up in a couple years. as romney points out, four and a half months before the election, a little suspicious there. >> just about anything being done right now is a little suspicious. >> exactly. all right. moving on to the next one. >> the country's largest doctors organization back as tax on sugary sodas. as i had a 32 ounce beverage today. the medical association voted in favor, calling for extra money to pay for anti-obesity. those in favor say it might encourage americans fattening issues. >> a big soda fan? >> i am. a weird one that does half diet, half regular. >> half diet, half regular. >> high maintenance. >> twist of anything. certain kind of straw? >> a twist when i'm not working. >> talk about a giant sinkhole. i love sink holes. not this one. swallowing a house near tampa. the house had to be condemned, the house got stuck in the ground. neighbors said it happened so suddenly all they could do was watch. the homeowner, running erra
this week. but again, it is temporary. that will be up in a couple years. as romney points out, four and a half months before the election, a little suspicious there. >> just about anything being done right now is a little suspicious. >> exactly. all right. moving on to the next one. >> the country's largest doctors organization back as tax on sugary sodas. as i had a 32 ounce beverage today. the medical association voted in favor, calling for extra money to pay for...
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the ceo telling workers, it's been a challenging couple of weeks. an understatement, george. >> boy, it sure is. thanks, jim. >>> it's "your voice, your vote." just hours from the first crucial debate. more than 50,000 people expected to watch tonight. president obama and mitt romney understand going the last of the preparations. and let's begin with jake tapper. the latest stab at setting tonight's agenda. the resurfacing of a speech president obama gave in 2007. >> reporter: good morning, george. five years ago, the remarks that then senator obama gave were covered. but not the sections when he ad lib ed. conserves are calling it explosive. the obama campaign is calling it a desperate attempt to change the subject. speaking to the largely african-american hampton university ministers conference in june 2007, then-senator obama went off his prepared remarks. >> this really steams me up. >> reporter: using a different speaking style than usual. obama charged new orleans, post hurricane katrina, was supposed to get disaster funds from the stafford fu
the ceo telling workers, it's been a challenging couple of weeks. an understatement, george. >> boy, it sure is. thanks, jim. >>> it's "your voice, your vote." just hours from the first crucial debate. more than 50,000 people expected to watch tonight. president obama and mitt romney understand going the last of the preparations. and let's begin with jake tapper. the latest stab at setting tonight's agenda. the resurfacing of a speech president obama gave in 2007....
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final weeks? >> camp out in ohio. it's the one state mitt romney can't win without. it's the one state that president obama can deny a victory by winning. that is the key state to this election no matter how you cut it. interestingly the last couple weeks that have seen battleground state polls and national polls, tip towards mitt romney. ohio the stubborn case. mitt romney has stayed below 45%, 44%. president obama, 50% or higher continually there. that is the critical state in the election. >> critical yet again. all eyes on that state. new senior washington editor, rick klein. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you, guys. >>> now we turn to breaking news overnight as the search for a missing new jersey girl comes to a tragic end. the body of 12-year-old autumn pasqual has apparently been found in a recycling container not far from where she was last seen saturday. some 200 law enforcement personnel have been searching for the girl since her disappearance. an autopsy expected to be perfo
final weeks? >> camp out in ohio. it's the one state mitt romney can't win without. it's the one state that president obama can deny a victory by winning. that is the key state to this election no matter how you cut it. interestingly the last couple weeks that have seen battleground state polls and national polls, tip towards mitt romney. ohio the stubborn case. mitt romney has stayed below 45%, 44%. president obama, 50% or higher continually there. that is the critical state in the...
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. >> reporter: manufacturers of the angry bird building sets in pennsylvania will later this week be visited by president obama as he makes hiss case for raising tax rates or wealthier americans as part of a larger deal with congress. and while the president's not trying to provoke anger necessarily, he is trying to drum up passions for his proposal, meeting with small business owners such as sks crop duster manufacturer david i kers. >> a lot of talk in the room about certainty. small business wants certainty, they can plan, strategically look at how we move forward. >> releasing videos from middle-class supporters, showing them pleading for their tax cuts to be extended. >> if you take away the $2,200 from the paycheck it will impact my family. >> reporter: while those for wealthier americans are allowed to expire. >> we will not solve it by creating villains. and drumming up outrage. >> reporter: republicans slammed for the president for outsourcing negotiations to treasury secretary tim geithner and members of his administration. >> rather than sitting down with lawmakers of both
. >> reporter: manufacturers of the angry bird building sets in pennsylvania will later this week be visited by president obama as he makes hiss case for raising tax rates or wealthier americans as part of a larger deal with congress. and while the president's not trying to provoke anger necessarily, he is trying to drum up passions for his proposal, meeting with small business owners such as sks crop duster manufacturer david i kers. >> a lot of talk in the room about certainty....
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we talked about two or three weeks ago this huge gender gap between obama and romney. shocking some polls now have romney in the lead. the 20-point lead almost evaporated overnight. other polls suggest that independents and swing states are lukewarm, pretty evenly split on two key romney proposals. one, pretty heavy tax cuts and the repeal of obama care. both candidates trying to get some more solid footing with a plan that's going to get the majority of folks. neither guy is doing it so far. >> for those keeping track of how much more romney needs in order to get to the number he needs as far as delegates go, as far as nebraska, that was just a popularity contest and he doesn't pick up any delegates. but he did pick up 25 in oregon and has 171 more to go. >> and that magic number still 1,144. it's romney. the math will soon add up there. we're getting there. >>> here's your wednesday weather. some thunderstorms along the gulf coast and much of florida. and also north to the carolinas. severe weather could threaten new york and new england. meanwhile, some thick mornin
we talked about two or three weeks ago this huge gender gap between obama and romney. shocking some polls now have romney in the lead. the 20-point lead almost evaporated overnight. other polls suggest that independents and swing states are lukewarm, pretty evenly split on two key romney proposals. one, pretty heavy tax cuts and the repeal of obama care. both candidates trying to get some more solid footing with a plan that's going to get the majority of folks. neither guy is doing it so far....
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, is that they don't have a plan of their own. >> reporter: president obama returned to washington for a last-minute push before leaving vacation in hawaii, he had separate phone conversations with congressional leaders. but it's not clear the talks helped. house republican leaders say they'll take action on whatever bill the senate can pass. but the senate must act first. brandi and muhammad? >> thank you. oh, to be a fly on the wall today in that meeting when it all happens. >> we've been talking all week about this going down to the deadline. i mean, we are right at that deadline. this is going to be a photo finish. i mean, if this was a race -- >> and if the house ends up adjourning, it usually takes 48 hours to be called back. so the timing is really key here. whatever happens today could be the deciding factor. >> a lot of it comes down to who is going to blink first. >> if either side even does. >>> also making headlines today, retired general norman schwarzcopf has died from pneumonia. known as stormin' norman, schwarzkopf commanded the u.s. led international coalition that dro
, is that they don't have a plan of their own. >> reporter: president obama returned to washington for a last-minute push before leaving vacation in hawaii, he had separate phone conversations with congressional leaders. but it's not clear the talks helped. house republican leaders say they'll take action on whatever bill the senate can pass. but the senate must act first. brandi and muhammad? >> thank you. oh, to be a fly on the wall today in that meeting when it all happens....
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but we start with president obama's historic move in supporting gay marriage. for the details, we're joined by yahoo! web life editor heather cabot. good morning, heather. >> good morning, guys. president obama's newly announced support of gay marriage continues to ripple across the web. and reaction exploded on twitter and on facebook after the president explained his position in an exclusive interview with abc's robin roberts. the news came on the heels of north carolina's passage of a controversial amendment banning same-sex unions in that state. yahoo! users in north carolina monitored the vote most closely followed by people in south carolina, delaware, washington, d.c., tennessee and kentucky. all of that interest pushed amendment one into the top 1,000 overall search queries this week with an almost equal split between men and women looking for information in the last seven days. >>> in movie news, "the avengers" box office bonanza last weekend kept them focused on superheroes. mark ruffalo as the hulk was the favorite among yahoo! users. and fans love f
but we start with president obama's historic move in supporting gay marriage. for the details, we're joined by yahoo! web life editor heather cabot. good morning, heather. >> good morning, guys. president obama's newly announced support of gay marriage continues to ripple across the web. and reaction exploded on twitter and on facebook after the president explained his position in an exclusive interview with abc's robin roberts. the news came on the heels of north carolina's passage of a...
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. >> president obama says he looks forward to meeting with romney in the weeks ahead to discuss ways to move the country forward. >>> florida is still too close call even without it, president obama dominated the must-have swing states. he also took the popular vet by a narrow margin. katie marzullo joins a look at that. >> reporter: this is how the popular vote breaks down. the numbers have fluctuated a little always hovered arm here, president obama with 51% of the popular vote and mitt romney with about 49%. -- this is interesting to see how close it was on the individual states, ohio look at ha, less than -- look at that, less than one percentage point. florida, again less than one percent between those two. california of course now you are go to see numbers like this, president obama with 54%. mitt romney 46%. a closer look at the state of cal cool -- at the state of california. california voted democrat, but what might surprise you are these huge chunks of red all people who voted for mitt romney within california. those red counties don't have the juice, don't have the populat
. >> president obama says he looks forward to meeting with romney in the weeks ahead to discuss ways to move the country forward. >>> florida is still too close call even without it, president obama dominated the must-have swing states. he also took the popular vet by a narrow margin. katie marzullo joins a look at that. >> reporter: this is how the popular vote breaks down. the numbers have fluctuated a little always hovered arm here, president obama with 51% of the...
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last week. the gallup daily tracking poll now has mr. obama five points ahead of mitt romney. quoting seniors in florida over the weekend, the president blasted the romney medicare plan. >> so here's the bottom line. their plan bankrupts medicare. our plan strengthens medicare. >> reporter: romney in an interview used the disappointing numbers to rip president obama's record. >> i think it's a jobless recovery. if it's a recovery at all. it really doesn't look like a recovery. >> reporter: the obama campaign hit back with vice president biden campaigning in ohio, attacking romney's economic plan. >> folks, we've seen this movie before. and we know how it ends. it ends in a catastrophe for the middle class. >> reporter: health care is also being debated on the trail with romney raising some eyebrows. for months, the gop hopeful said he would repeal the president's health care law but now -- >> i'm not getting rid of all of health care reform, of course. there are a number of things that i like in health care reform that i'm going to put in place. one is to make sure that those
last week. the gallup daily tracking poll now has mr. obama five points ahead of mitt romney. quoting seniors in florida over the weekend, the president blasted the romney medicare plan. >> so here's the bottom line. their plan bankrupts medicare. our plan strengthens medicare. >> reporter: romney in an interview used the disappointing numbers to rip president obama's record. >> i think it's a jobless recovery. if it's a recovery at all. it really doesn't look like a recovery....
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. >>> to presidential politics now with just over seven weeks until the election. president obama travels to the swing state of ohio with stops in cincinnati and columbus. while there, president obama will announce a new trade enforcement case against china over cars and car parts. mitt romney speaks to the u.s. hispanic chamber of commerce in los angeles. >>> and we are learning new details about the chaos that unfolded behind the scenes ahead of romney's acceptance speech. just eight days before the convention, the speech that had been written was dropped. that set off a wild scramble to craft a new entirely different speech so that romney would have time to rehearse. the final version was widely criticized within the party for leaving out any mention of al qaeda or afghanistan. >>> it is time now for the weather from across the nation. a wet day for much of the south. heavy rain from atlanta to tallahassee. nashville, new orleans and houston. showers around green bay. chicago and st. louis. a cold blast from fargo to the twin cities. showers in the colorado rock
. >>> to presidential politics now with just over seven weeks until the election. president obama travels to the swing state of ohio with stops in cincinnati and columbus. while there, president obama will announce a new trade enforcement case against china over cars and car parts. mitt romney speaks to the u.s. hispanic chamber of commerce in los angeles. >>> and we are learning new details about the chaos that unfolded behind the scenes ahead of romney's acceptance speech....
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obama has an embedded ground game. and romney is going to try to keep pace with, incumbency factor when it comes to the ground game apparatus in motion already. >> but evening over the next couple of week, they're going to spend $80 million combined on tv advertising. that money could be used. >> people always say that. imagine money on campaigns went to education, hunger, medical research. pick something. but, anyway, big bucks. have fun in the battleground states. you're getting bombarded for the next 13 days or so. >>> all right. well, police in suburban denner are still removing evidence from the home of a teenage college student in custody for the kidnapping and murder of a 10-year-old jessica ridgeway. abc's brandi hitt in los angeles with details. good morning. >> reporter: jessica ridgeway's family tells abc news they're glad an arrest was made. now they pray justice will prevail. the break in the jessica ridgeway murder case. the 10-year-old's family has been waiting for. >> we have made an arrest in the jessi
obama has an embedded ground game. and romney is going to try to keep pace with, incumbency factor when it comes to the ground game apparatus in motion already. >> but evening over the next couple of week, they're going to spend $80 million combined on tv advertising. that money could be used. >> people always say that. imagine money on campaigns went to education, hunger, medical research. pick something. but, anyway, big bucks. have fun in the battleground states. you're getting...
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president ever that along with other -- unemployment rate is hanging over the democratic convention this week. and we heard personal from the first lady. as we get deeper into the election, from obama himself, we need toúj hear more about how are you going forward going to get us out of the financial mess. key question. >> need a little more meat and michelle n speech. people need to know, how, what? >> the wives are never there for meat a ann romney wasn't there for meat and potatoes. i love you women! that's not meat and potatoe policy later in the week we will see. >> looking forward to hearing from bill clinton tonight. >> i love you, america. good to be back. >> good impression of him, too. rob has so many talents. >>> moving on now to the jerry sandusky sexual abuse case and the legal costs for penn state university. lhe school spent nearly $1cf1 3 million of that gone to firms for internal investigations, and crisis communications. and nearly $4 million went to legal services and defense expenses. the numbers will go higher, the school is facing lawsuits from sandusky's accusers. >>>
president ever that along with other -- unemployment rate is hanging over the democratic convention this week. and we heard personal from the first lady. as we get deeper into the election, from obama himself, we need toúj hear more about how are you going forward going to get us out of the financial mess. key question. >> need a little more meat and michelle n speech. people need to know, how, what? >> the wives are never there for meat a ann romney wasn't there for meat and...
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>> well, the white house said president obama presented his plan last week and the gop leaders shot it down. now, the ball is in the hands of the republicans. right now, it's all about the math. republicans may have to cave on taxes but president obama may have to accept deeper spending cuts. only 18 days left. >> the messy art of compromise. tahman bradley live in washington. >>> and rivers are rising across northern california this morning after three powerful storms blow through in less than a week. the latest round of flooding rain drenched the area yesterday, knocking down giant trees and leaving nearly 100,000 people without power. high winds overturned tractor trailers. abc's cecilia vega shows us what it looked like in california wine country. >> reporter: this is a storm that slammed the west coast from washington all the way down to the san francisco bay area. and this, take a look at it, one of the hardest hit regions, vineyards all over napa valley under water right now. >> a much dryer day is on tap across northern california, but just after midnight, get this, a fourth st
>> well, the white house said president obama presented his plan last week and the gop leaders shot it down. now, the ball is in the hands of the republicans. right now, it's all about the math. republicans may have to cave on taxes but president obama may have to accept deeper spending cuts. only 18 days left. >> the messy art of compromise. tahman bradley live in washington. >>> and rivers are rising across northern california this morning after three powerful storms blow...
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and this is what it going to be emphasized this week. president obama them, 46% favorable, 50% unfavorable. but then look at mitt romney. he's not doing any better. 41% favorable, 48% unfavorable. and that's why democrats are going to be emphasizing the choice right here. even though mitt romney improved his numbers a little less he's still behind president obama. >> mrs. obama specifically? >> she won't take on mitt romney in her speech, but she will talk about not only the president, not only his character, but how his character, how his values connect to what he did as president the last four years, connect to his policies. also look for her to talk a lot more what about he's learned from americans over the last four years as president. >> and we're going to be here watching it, of course, together. but let's head back to the convention floor. abc's cecilia vega is there. talking to delegates. >> hey, diane, good evening. we're down here with delegates from ohio, mississippi. hawaii. this group is fired up and ready for a show tonight
and this is what it going to be emphasized this week. president obama them, 46% favorable, 50% unfavorable. but then look at mitt romney. he's not doing any better. 41% favorable, 48% unfavorable. and that's why democrats are going to be emphasizing the choice right here. even though mitt romney improved his numbers a little less he's still behind president obama. >> mrs. obama specifically? >> she won't take on mitt romney in her speech, but she will talk about not only the...
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this week's "newsweek" declares the spt the first ga president. michael bloomberg jumped into the debate. he defended the right of gays and lesbians just days after north carolina passed an amendment banning the practice. >>> jury flores the john edwards trial will begin to hear from his defense lawyers later today. they'll try to say he didn't use campaign funds to hide an fair from voters. who will be on the witness list? with more, here's abc's reena nin ninan. >> reporter: he'll need to convince jury rors he did not intentionally violate finance laws. >> i think it's been proven already that edwards is a cheat, he's a liar. despicable actions altogether. is what he did a criminal act? it's not leer. >> reporter: what will the strategy be? discredit the testimony of andrew young. he already testified he and his wife pocketed much of the $1 million payout for their own personal use. and continue to assist that he did not knowingly violent campaign laws. who will testify? oldest daughter cate edwards. perhaps a long shot but still a possibility,
this week's "newsweek" declares the spt the first ga president. michael bloomberg jumped into the debate. he defended the right of gays and lesbians just days after north carolina passed an amendment banning the practice. >>> jury flores the john edwards trial will begin to hear from his defense lawyers later today. they'll try to say he didn't use campaign funds to hide an fair from voters. who will be on the witness list? with more, here's abc's reena nin ninan. >>...
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willis is back with us for this week. this is what he does in his retirement. also talking trash about the giants/saints game over the weekend. >> got that right. >> more of that throughout the morning. >>> but, first, president obama hit the road monday leaving the white house for a blue collar backdrop as he pushes for higher taxes on the wealthiest americans. >> the president's trip to michigan followed his closed door session with john boehner that had speculations swirling as the fiscal cliff deadline draws near. the very latest from washington. hi, karen. >> good morning, rob, good morning, paula. aides to president and john boehner say they're not going to do the fiscal cliff negotiation through the media and they're doing a really good job on trying to keep a tight lid on how the negotiations are going. outside detroit, president obama issued a warning of what may happen if middle class tax rates go up. if the nation heads over the fiscal cliff. >> consumer spending will go down. that means you've got less customers. businesses get fewer profits. they h
willis is back with us for this week. this is what he does in his retirement. also talking trash about the giants/saints game over the weekend. >> got that right. >> more of that throughout the morning. >>> but, first, president obama hit the road monday leaving the white house for a blue collar backdrop as he pushes for higher taxes on the wealthiest americans. >> the president's trip to michigan followed his closed door session with john boehner that had...
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he is also refusing to cancel next week's vote on a new constitution. president obama spoke with morsi yesterday via phone, calling the violence unacceptable. >>> and back here at home, we get a new snapshot of the economy this morning, when the government releases its jobs report for the month of november. it's believed that several factors combined seriously hampered last month's hiring. among them, concerns about the looming fiscal cliff. and other factors, as well. abc's tahman bradley has that story from washington. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff is still three weeks away. but the economy may have already taken a hit. economists predict the government's monthly jobs report, due out later this morning, will show that employers added fewer than 100,000 workers in november. superstorm sandy may be part of the reason job creation slowed. but worry over the fiscal cliff may have also had an immaterial pact. some economists believe that 200,000 fewer jobs thhave been created this year, due to uncertainty about the fiscal cliff. >> it's very important we g
he is also refusing to cancel next week's vote on a new constitution. president obama spoke with morsi yesterday via phone, calling the violence unacceptable. >>> and back here at home, we get a new snapshot of the economy this morning, when the government releases its jobs report for the month of november. it's believed that several factors combined seriously hampered last month's hiring. among them, concerns about the looming fiscal cliff. and other factors, as well. abc's tahman...
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then some of the overnight readings earlier in the week. here is what's happening in the atmosphere, high pressure is retreating now, moving away. this big cold air mass coming our way. the cold front could bring showers to us. we'll start at 5:00 thursday morning. it will be dry. by 10:00 thursday morning we'll see showers developing in the north bay. the front swings eastward and south ward. showers reaching other parts of the bay area, there is not a lot of moisture with this system. some showers could trail into friday morning before giving way to sunny skies and much cooler conditions. into the seera, winter weather advisory in effect from thursday morning until friday afternoon. snow levels will be down to 3500 feet. tomorrow here in the bay area, much cooler, pleasant. sunny skies, high temperatures from 60s up to low 70s into warmest locations. similar readings down near monterey bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. cooling down, sharply as we head into weekend. showers thursday, maybe a trailing shower or two friday morning and
then some of the overnight readings earlier in the week. here is what's happening in the atmosphere, high pressure is retreating now, moving away. this big cold air mass coming our way. the cold front could bring showers to us. we'll start at 5:00 thursday morning. it will be dry. by 10:00 thursday morning we'll see showers developing in the north bay. the front swings eastward and south ward. showers reaching other parts of the bay area, there is not a lot of moisture with this system. some...
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. >> both of them hit the campaign trail in swing states with two weeks to go. brandi hitt is in boca raton. good morning, brandi. >> this is the final round in a very close race. for most of the night, it appeared president obama appeared to be on offense, as both candidates made their final pitches to the american people. president obama reminded voters he is commander in chief, as he went after republican challenger, mitt romney. >> wrong and reckless leadership that is all over the map. >> attacking me is not an agenda. >> reporter: romney spent the night arguing america has lost its world influence, especially with iran. >> the greatest threat is iran, four years closer to a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: but both sides agreed on iranian sanctions. and the policies in syria, egypt and afghanistan. still, that didn't stop the attacks. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden. we can't kill our way out of this mess. >> i'm glad you recognized al qaeda's a threat. a few months ago when asked what's the biggest geopolitical threat facing america, you s
. >> both of them hit the campaign trail in swing states with two weeks to go. brandi hitt is in boca raton. good morning, brandi. >> this is the final round in a very close race. for most of the night, it appeared president obama appeared to be on offense, as both candidates made their final pitches to the american people. president obama reminded voters he is commander in chief, as he went after republican challenger, mitt romney. >> wrong and reckless leadership that is all...
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is slapping new sanctions on a syrian bank in response to last week's civilian massacre. the obama administration says that move is designed to choke off funds to that bank, which it says is acting as a front for other institutions. also from syria, an 11-year-old boy, telling how he survived that massacre by playing dead. the boy says gunman killed his parents and all four of his siblings. the syrian regime is being blamed for the killing of more than 100 people. >>> in other news this morning, president obama called mitt romney to congratulate him on clinching the republican nomination. aides to both men said it was a brief but cordial chat. then, each camp launched new attacks. romney lashing out at obama for stimulus products that failed. >>> former presidential candidate, john edwards, is still waiting for a verdict in his campaign corruption trial. today is day nine of jury deliberations. at the end of the day yesterday, the judge dismissed the four alternate jurors without saying why. also a mystery, why she closed the courtroom to talk to the attorneys about a not
is slapping new sanctions on a syrian bank in response to last week's civilian massacre. the obama administration says that move is designed to choke off funds to that bank, which it says is acting as a front for other institutions. also from syria, an 11-year-old boy, telling how he survived that massacre by playing dead. the boy says gunman killed his parents and all four of his siblings. the syrian regime is being blamed for the killing of more than 100 people. >>> in other news...
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. >> reporter: it came after calls from the obama campaign for romney to release more of his tax returns. when he sat down with romney he had reiterated his stance. two years of returns, that's it. within two weeks later another reporter calls following up. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the governor saying this -- >> i did go back and look at my taxes. over the past ten years i never paid less than 13%. >> reporter: governor romney took on the bold assertion from senator harry reid saying a source told him romney didn't pay taxes for ten years. >> i paid taxes every single year. harry reid's charge is totally false. >> reporter: we called senator harry reid's office. we were told he is on vacation. when you hear governor romney, i'm waiting for harry to put up who it was, are you going to reveal the source? >> we have no intention of doing that, no. >> reporter: republicans blasting harry reid for the claim. his office telling me they have no plans of revealing that source. when it comes to romney's comments, they said "we'll believe it when we see it," the returns. the obama campaign addin
. >> reporter: it came after calls from the obama campaign for romney to release more of his tax returns. when he sat down with romney he had reiterated his stance. two years of returns, that's it. within two weeks later another reporter calls following up. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the governor saying this -- >> i did go back and look at my taxes. over the past ten years i never paid less than 13%. >> reporter: governor romney took on the bold assertion from senator...
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this week, president obama advise the public to take a look at statements by mitt rom fee. and this is about as a candidate from 2007 and 2008 has made about going in to pakistan. about being willing to focus on osama bin laden. when mitt romney made comments suggesting this is a larger issue than just one person. yes, we've not heard the last of it i expect obama will be talking about this for six months. >> and you saw the turn at the end of the season. and we thank you for joining us tonight. we'll return you to your regular programming right now as george said this is an historic night and speech and first from combat zone live broadcast to the american people z for some of you i'll be rejoining you in just a moment. for the rest of you, good night. >> we want to bring you up to date on the many protests taking place this may day throughout the bay area. >> there is a large marsh on international boulevard thchl started at the fruit veil bart station. >> we're live on the ground here and we'll bring you live team coverage coming up at on abc 7 news at 4:00. >>> sky 7 hd
this week, president obama advise the public to take a look at statements by mitt rom fee. and this is about as a candidate from 2007 and 2008 has made about going in to pakistan. about being willing to focus on osama bin laden. when mitt romney made comments suggesting this is a larger issue than just one person. yes, we've not heard the last of it i expect obama will be talking about this for six months. >> and you saw the turn at the end of the season. and we thank you for joining us...
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i came out from california about a week ago. you can see people getting on buses and doing what they need to do. >> taubing about energy. but out on the streets in chicago we're not seeing signs for obama or big crowds. we're not feeling enthusiasm from the people we've talked to. this is still obama's town, just not as much as when he was elected. >> here is our schedule for reporting the election results. we'll have a special early edition of abc 7 news at 3:00 as well as laura anthony. abc's world news will air tomorrow followed by live coverage by abc news at 4:00. local results coming in at 8:00. plus a wrap up at 11:00. >> we have extensive online coverage planned for you tomorrow as well. plus our mobile site we're go being to be posting updates as we receive them on our facebook page all platt forms we'll keep you covered. this year's election coverage will be more important than ever. >> on google there is a reminder of a big event. >> last time there were a kbrinl views this time, videos viewed almost three billion tim
i came out from california about a week ago. you can see people getting on buses and doing what they need to do. >> taubing about energy. but out on the streets in chicago we're not seeing signs for obama or big crowds. we're not feeling enthusiasm from the people we've talked to. this is still obama's town, just not as much as when he was elected. >> here is our schedule for reporting the election results. we'll have a special early edition of abc 7 news at 3:00 as well as laura...
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this week, president obama traveled to three battleground states and attacked republicans for failing to introduce legislation to stop the increase. >> we can't make higher education a luxury. it's an economic imperative. every american family should be able to afford it. >> reporter: house republicans have set a vote today on a gop bill that would keep interest rates intact for another year. republicans want to pay for it by cutting spending from the president's health care law. speaker john boehner accuses president obama of using taxpayer money to launch his election year attack. >> frankly, i think this is beneath the dignity of the white house. and his campaign ought to be reimbursing the treasury for the cost of this trip. >> reporter: senate democrats have a different idea for how to keep interest rates the same. they want to raise taxes on the wealthy and erase subsidies to oil and gas companies. while washington dukes it out, students are watching closely. >> i do 100%. yeah. pretty much, i'm funding it entirely through federal loans. >> people who graduated with an education
this week, president obama traveled to three battleground states and attacked republicans for failing to introduce legislation to stop the increase. >> we can't make higher education a luxury. it's an economic imperative. every american family should be able to afford it. >> reporter: house republicans have set a vote today on a gop bill that would keep interest rates intact for another year. republicans want to pay for it by cutting spending from the president's health care law....
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obama is courting young voters and trying to draw contrast with his republican rivals. without mentioning romney by name, he raised the fact that he and his wife, michelle, weren't raised in wealthy households. >> me and michelle, we know firsthand. this isn't something i read in a briefing book. >> reporter: after yesterday's losses, the candidate says he'll take a realistic look at where things stand. rob and tanya? >> tahman bradley, thank you. >>> another note from the president. his stop at a university of colorado watering hole turned messy when a student spilled yogurt on him. mr. obama laughed it off, telling the young woman, getting yogurt on the president, you have a story to tell. indeed. >>> possible romney running mate, marco rubio will have extra security when he gives a speech today. extra protection has been ordered for the florida senator after a threat was made against him. there will be extra security in washington and at his home. >>> janet napolitano is expected to face tough o today on capitol hill over the secret service prostitution scandal. thre
obama is courting young voters and trying to draw contrast with his republican rivals. without mentioning romney by name, he raised the fact that he and his wife, michelle, weren't raised in wealthy households. >> me and michelle, we know firsthand. this isn't something i read in a briefing book. >> reporter: after yesterday's losses, the candidate says he'll take a realistic look at where things stand. rob and tanya? >> tahman bradley, thank you. >>> another note...
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the obama campaign is also trying to keep that in the news with this new ad. >> mitt romney taking on our >> mt.t romney taking on our >> republicans say the president's campaign is showing signs of de >> these are tough times with real serious issues, so you have to scratch your head when the president spends the last week talking about saving big bird. >> election day, weeks away, getting a solid read on where the race stands is not easy. a new center taken after the dee, the president's acknodged wasn't on his a-game at the showdown. >> after the debate i had a bunch of folks come up and say, don't be so polite, don't be so nice. >> but his campaign insists his performance didn't change the fundamentals of the race. >> what was being presented wasn't leadership -- that's salesmanship. >> the narrowing polls are making some democrats nervous. so the pressure is on vice president biden in his debate tomorrow night against paul ryan. republicans say paul ryan will be ready for battle. rob and sunny, back to you. >> karen, thanks a lot. tomorrow the candidates for vice president who wi
the obama campaign is also trying to keep that in the news with this new ad. >> mitt romney taking on our >> mt.t romney taking on our >> republicans say the president's campaign is showing signs of de >> these are tough times with real serious issues, so you have to scratch your head when the president spends the last week talking about saving big bird. >> election day, weeks away, getting a solid read on where the race stands is not easy. a new center taken after...
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tonight these new campaign numbers reflecting the rough week last week. that secret tape. the words about 47%. the obama team up in eight states with this tonight. >> mitt romney dismissed 47% of americans for not pulling their weight. he attacked millions of hard-working people making 25, 35, 45 -- >> reporter: now, on that issue of taxes, what the governor said here today, talking about those taxes, the president did not raise income tax rates in his first term. he has proposed raising taxes on families earning $250,000 or more. diane, tonight this campaign looking for a game-change. as you know the all important debate a week from tomorrow. they acknowledged mr. romney was practicing over the weekend and has research sessions this week. >> a lot of pressure on that debate. thank you, david. what about the man who will face the governor in that debate, the president. he was making a case today but before a world audience of allies and adversaries at the united nation. he gave a passionate tribute to the u.s. ambassador killed in libya and called on the room to make a uni
tonight these new campaign numbers reflecting the rough week last week. that secret tape. the words about 47%. the obama team up in eight states with this tonight. >> mitt romney dismissed 47% of americans for not pulling their weight. he attacked millions of hard-working people making 25, 35, 45 -- >> reporter: now, on that issue of taxes, what the governor said here today, talking about those taxes, the president did not raise income tax rates in his first term. he has proposed...
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>>> good morning, and welcome to a special election edition of "this week." >>> the obama campaign is slipping. >> we have come too far to turn back now. >> it's on. the final sprint. >> we'll win this election. we'll finish what we started. >> we're going to bring big changes to get america stronger again. >> the candidates cris cross the battlegrounds. >> we need you, ohio. >> i love colorado! >> to break this deadlock race. the big questions now -- can obama's swing state firewall stand up to romney's momentum? how will hurricane sandy shake up the campaign? and with just nine days to go, could a final october surprise send this election into overtime? questions for our headliners. top obama adviser stephanie cutter and house speaker newt gingrich for romney. >>> plus, insight and analysis from our roundtable. george will, austan goolsbee, nicolle wallace, gwen ifill and andrew sullivan. >>> hello again. with just nine days to go, the october surprise is here. hurricane sandy, threatening a massive stretch of the u.s. from virginia to new england. all of the way to the great lakes.
>>> good morning, and welcome to a special election edition of "this week." >>> the obama campaign is slipping. >> we have come too far to turn back now. >> it's on. the final sprint. >> we'll win this election. we'll finish what we started. >> we're going to bring big changes to get america stronger again. >> the candidates cris cross the battlegrounds. >> we need you, ohio. >> i love colorado! >> to break this...
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barack obama. [ laughter ] >> well done, mr. colbert. oh. those guys always get us, every week. >>> that's what's making news in america on this friday morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great friday. have an even better weekend, everybody. er closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc
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at a rally last night in denver, romney previewed one of his lines of attack. >> we had 43-straight weeks of unemployment above 8%. and what does the president say to all this? he says forward. i think forewarned a better term. >> reporter: romney's trailing president obama in polls. and his campaign knows the upcoming debates could be their best chance to turn things around. that's why the candidate has spent many hours practicing. he'll huddle again with advise herbs practicing today. in the mock debates, senator rob portman is playing barack obama. >> he's playing president obama in the mock debates we have. i don't like him very much anymore. >> reporter: as for president obama, he took a break from practice yesterday to visit a campaign office and make a few calls to unsuspecting voters. >> andrea? hi. this is barack obama. how are you? that's right. >> reporter: it was just a brief break for the president, who, like romney, has been rehearsing for days. senator john kerry is playing the role of romney in president obama's practice sessions. the campaign is managing expectations, say
at a rally last night in denver, romney previewed one of his lines of attack. >> we had 43-straight weeks of unemployment above 8%. and what does the president say to all this? he says forward. i think forewarned a better term. >> reporter: romney's trailing president obama in polls. and his campaign knows the upcoming debates could be their best chance to turn things around. that's why the candidate has spent many hours practicing. he'll huddle again with advise herbs practicing...
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chicago mayor rahm emanuel and senator marco rubio from florida, tackling it all on "this week." >>> and president obama also faced some serious questions last night about his administration's response to that deadly attack in benghazi. the one that cost four americans their lives. tonight, we have learned that ambassador chris stevens, who was killed in the attack, repeatedly voiced concern about security in libya, including, we are told, on the day he died. abc's jake tapper has the details. >> reporter: they're the questions the president cannot escape. why do we still not know what went wrong in benghazi? and why was the administration's response so confusing? last night, comedian jon stewart took his turn. >> i would say even you would admit, it was not the optimal response, at least to the american people, as far as all of us being on the same page. >> well, here's what i'll say. >> yeah. >> if four americans get killed, it's not optimal. >> right. >> and we're going to fix it. and -- >> all of it. >> all of it. >> reporter: that remains a work in progress. the president has vo
chicago mayor rahm emanuel and senator marco rubio from florida, tackling it all on "this week." >>> and president obama also faced some serious questions last night about his administration's response to that deadly attack in benghazi. the one that cost four americans their lives. tonight, we have learned that ambassador chris stevens, who was killed in the attack, repeatedly voiced concern about security in libya, including, we are told, on the day he died. abc's jake...